Fairness and helping the less fortunate:
– the disparity between the wealth of the rich nations and the poverty of the poorest should be the concern of all, and addressed through multi-lateral, bilateral and other aid programs.
– Development of resources in common areas , especially the deep seas, Antarctica and outer space, should be regulated through international agreements and controlled by an impartial international authority.
“The Humanist” April 2008
Along with a raft of other international agreements and treaties the current US government has trashed, upended or undermined every attempt to bolster an “impartial international authority”. The U.S already consumes and controls a disproportionate amount of the Earth’s resources and wants to grab more. The US created the United Nations in the first place and has recently side-lined it instead`of reforming it in a positive manner. Nothing should stand in the way of the imperial presidency.
Small wonder that it is not only Hamas that looks forward to a grown-up in the White House who actually talks to people instead of bullying and threatening them.
Bullying and threatening is un-Epicurean. Unfortunately it appeals to a certain segment of any population, which, feeling powerless, enjoys seeing its government throwing its weight around.